Cleaning apparatus eor catch-basins



'P. l. HEALEY.

CLEANING APPARATUS FOR CATCH BASINS.

APPucATloN min SEPT. 6, 1919.

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PATRICK J. HEALEY, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY.

CLEANING APPARATUS FOE CATCH-BASINS.

Specieaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 23, 1919.

Application led September 6, 1919. Serial No. 322,036.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, PATRICK J. HEALEY, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of NewJersey, have made and invented certain new and useful Improvements inCleaning Apparatus for Catch-Basins, of which the following is aspecification. l

My invention relates to a cleaning apparatus and particularly to onewhich is adapted to clean catch basins, the apparatus being operated inconjunction Awith my sewer cleaning apparatus, as described in PatentNo. 1,313,378, granted to me on the 19th day of August, 1919.

These basins,which are located at. street corners, rapidly become filledwith mud and refuse, requiring their almost constant cleaning.Heretofore, this cleaning has been carried out by a man entering thecatch basin, but the presence of poisonous gases andthe generalcondition under which the work 1s performed render this practiceparticularly hazardous and objectionable.

Itis accordingly an object of my inventionv to provide an apparatus forcleaning` catch basins, which will render unnecessary the entering of aworkman into the basin and which apparatus will quickly and efficientlyclean the catch basin of all refuse, even though the latter be solidlypacked therein.

A further object isto provide an apparatus which will accomplish theaforementioned ends and is simple in construction and composed' of fewparts, allowing it to be economically manufactured; and which apparatusis at the same time rugged in character so as to stand up under therough service to which it will be necessarily exposed.

With the foregoing and other objects in View, my invention resides inthe combination and arrangement of parts and in the details ofconstruction hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings,` wherein the preferred embodiment of my inventionis shown.

Figure 1 is a view in section of a catch basin with my improved cleaningapparatus therein.

Fig. 2 is a viewiin perspective and par` tially in section, of thecleaning bucket.

Fig. 3 is a view taken on the line 3, 3 of" Fio. 1.

teferring particularly to the several views, the catch basin is renderedaccesing arm 13, which carries a rotating spindle 14, the latter beingconnected to and driven by the engine through the beveled gears 15,andthe chain 16. Mounted upon the lower extremity of this spindle is acoupling 17, the. same detachably engaging the shaft 18, which is `xedto and adapted to rotate the bucket cleaner 19. The cleaner bucket isformed with the open-ended cylnder or drum 20, across the open upperextremit of which extends the bracket 21, and to w ich the shaft 18 is.rigidly fixed. The lower extremity of the drum is cut away so as toform the plows or cutters 22, and positioned slightly thereabove are thedoors 23, vthe said doors being hinged to the drum as at 25, andprovided with perforations24. A lifting rod` 26'extends through asuitableopening in the bracket 21 and has its lower extremity connectedto the doors 23 bythe links 27, whereby the raising or lowerin of thelifting rod will cause a correspon ing closing or opening of the doors.

Arranged adjacent the upper extremity of the drum are provided theagitator blades 28, these blades being formed of sections cut from theside wall of the drum and hinged thereto along one edge, as at 29. Theagitator blades are adapted to extend outwardly from the drum as shownin Fig. 3, or to be retracted and form a continuation of the side wallsthereof, as shown in Fig. 2, the

rblades being moved and heldin these positions by links which areconnected to the said blades and to the lifting rod 26.

In using my ap-paiatus, a cable 31 is connected to an eye 32 which isprovided at the upper extremity of the liftin rod and by means of thiscable the buc et cleaner is lowered within the catch basin, the weightof the bucket and associated parts vholding the agitator bladesretracted and the doors closed. The cleaner bucket is' lowered into :thecatch basin until the lower` extremity contacts with the -refuse whichcovers the detachedfromthe lift' rod` and the agitabottom of the basin.The cable 31 is'theny tor blades and doors wi l then open, due to i theweight ofthe liftinlg rod and the doors. This opening of the doors andblades may be assisted by pushing downwardly onthel lifting rod. Theshaft 18 is then attached to the coupling 17, the latter having beenmoved into position above the manhole, and the power supplied by theengine 12 will cause the cleaner bucket to rotate, the plows -or cutters22 to loosen such material as may be solidly packed within the catchbasin, and the agitator blades will loosen such solid material which mayadhere to the side walls of the basin. rllhe mud and other refuse'willaccordingly be deposited within the cleaner bucket, either through theopen doors or through the openings left by the extended position of theagitator blades. j

ln order that the cleaner bucket may be continually rotated as it digsvits way into the refuse, which is in the catch basin, l have providedthe shaft 14 with a sliding joint or mounting` with the arm 13- and withthe bevel gear 15. This sliding and nonrotating connection between .thegear and shaft may be effected by any of the usual means, such as a keyway and spline or by providing the shaft 'with a squareportionv soon asthe bucket has become filled, the

coupling 17 is disconnected and the overhanging arm 13 and associatedparts moved to one side. The two cables 31 and 31 are connected to thelifting rod 26 and to an eye 18', which latter is connected to thevupper extremity of the shaft 18.' 'The hoisting engine is thenoperated, so that the cleaner bucket is moved upwardly by a direct pullupon the lifting rod 26, the initial upward pressure upon the rodcausing the agitator blades to retract so that the cleaner bucket maypass through the manhole openling and also closing the doors 23. Duringthe raising of the cleaner bucket the water willI drain through theperforations in the bucket doors. The derrick or hoisting engine whichoperates the cables 31 and 31 1s then moved so as to swing the cleanerbucket above a cart. The hoisting engine is then operated so that thecable 31 is drawn upwardly and the weight of the l cleaner bucketsupported bythe cable 31 and the shaft 18.y The weight of the cleanerbucket being thus relieved from the lifting rod 26, the latterr willmove downwardly,

due to the weight of the material withinthe cleaner bucket, and thedoors 23 will swing open, allowing the contents of the bucket to bedumped into the cart.

Yhile l have particularly described my apparatus as being used forcleaning catch Y basins, it will be readily appreciated that it may beused for other and allied purposes without departing from the spirit ofmy Pinvention.

Having thus explained my invention, l i

claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A cleaner bucket comprising a body portion, doors carried at thelower extremity thereof, agitator blades carried by and projecting fromthe said body portion, and ineans for closing said doors and 'retractingsaid agitator blades.

2. A cleaner bucket comprising an openended drum, cutters carried at thellower end thereof, perforated doors hinged to said drum adjacent thelower end thereof, agitator blades retractably secured to the drumadjacent the upper extremity thereof, and a lifting rod connected tosaid blades and doors, thereof. Y

3. An apparatus of the. class described comprising a cleaner buckethaving a vertical shaft carried thereby, doors hinged to the lower' openend of said bucket, a lifting` rod connected to said doors and adaptedto close the same during the lifting of said bucket by said lifting rod,means for detachablyengaging and rotatin said shaft,V

v and means for engaging said 1i ing rod for the raising and lowering ofsaid cleaner bucket and the closing of said bucket doors.

4f. A cleaner bucket comprising a drum, doors carried at the lower endthereof, a shaft carried by said drum and projecting thereabove, alifting rod connected to said doors and adapted to close the same duringthe supporting of said cleaner bucket by said lifting rod, and meansassociated with said shaft whereby the weight of said cleaner. bucketmay be supported by said shaft.

i 5. An apparatus of the class described comprising a cleaner bucket,doors for the same adjacent the lower end thereof, a verticalshaftcarried by said cleaner bucket, and means for rotating said shaft forthe rotation of said bucket.

6. The combination of a hoisting machine, means associated therewith fortransmitting rotary vmotion to a* vertical spindle, and a cleanin buckethytving a shaft xed thereto detacha ly engagm said spindle, and meansfor raising and owering said cleaning bucket. c A

7. A11 apparatus of the class described comprising a cleaner bucketincluding a drum with hinged doors at the lower extremity thereof,retractable agitator blades carried by said drum, a lifting rodconnected to said agitator blades and said doors and adapted to move thesame in a closed'position when the weight of said cleaner bucket adaptedto control the positions ioo is supported by said lifting rod, a shaftcarriedby lsaid cleaner bucket and extending axially thereabove, meanswhereby @said shaft may support the weight of said cleanerbucket,relieving the' lifting rod-and allowing the doors and agitator blades toswing open for the dumping of the contents of the cleaner bucket.

8. An apparatus` of the class described comprising a cleaner bucketincluding a drum with hinged doors lat the lower ex- `tremity thereof,retractable agitator blades carried by said drum, a lifting rodconnected tov said agitator-'blades and said doors and adapted to movethe same in a closed position when the weight of s aid cleaner bucket issupported by said lifting rod, a shaft carried by said cleaner bucket fand extending axially thereabove, means whereby said shaft may supportthegweight of said cleaner bucket, relieving the lifting rod andallowing the doors and agitator blades to -swing open for the dumping ofthe contents of. the cloeaner bucket, and a hoisting engine adapted toengage the said lifting rodand the said shaft for the raising andlowering of said ,cleaner bucket, and

power-transmitting means for engaging the including retractable"agitator blades and M '1 swinging doors, a lifting rod connected tosaid agitator blades and doorsand adapted to hold the same in closedpositiona shaft carried by said cleaner bucket extending axiallythereabove and provided with cable engagingy means whereby the weight ofsaid cleaner bucket may be supported by said shaft to thereby relievethe lifting rod,` allowing the doors of the cleaner bucket to swingopen, and a power transmitting apparatus including a longitudinallyslidable shaft with a coupling at the end thereof adapted to engage theshaft df said cleaner bucket and forciblyrrotate the latter. Signed atNew York, borough of Manhattan, in the county of New York .and State ofNew York, this 5th day of Sept.

PATRICK J. HEALEY. Witnesses:

AGNES T. GRAY,

ANNE V. 'WALSH

